1646_Adoration_of_the_Shepherds_Rembrandt.txt

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
The Adoration of the Shepherds

oil on canvas (97 × 71 cm) — 1646
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to Luke 2:16

The shepherds have just been told the great news. Here they admire the child.

Rembrandt made two paintings on this subject in 1646. Both have a sacral atmosphere, but without angels and heavenly music.